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L. A. LEESER.

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No. 323,434. A Patented Aug. 4, 1885.

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SPECPICATON forming part of Letters Patent Nm 323,434, dated August 4,1885.

Application filed September 25, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LEWIS A. LEESER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Trunks, of which the following is aspeciiication.

My invention relates to a certain improvement in trunks, whereby a trunkis strengthened and protected, as hereinafter first described, and thenspecilically claimed.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention.

Figure l is a view of the improved trunk. Fig. 2 is a section view of acorner of the trunk.

The box A and lid B of the trunk, made of wood, may be constructed inany well-known or any desired manner. rIhe wood strips C, such as areusually attached on the outer surface, are employed; but instead ofattaching them by nails, screws, or rivets, I place the wood stripagainst the box, and cover each wood strip with a piece of rawhide, d,and then make the rawhide fast to the box by a row of stitching, e,along the two edges of the wood strip. The rawhide, being thus placedover the wood strip and sewed directly to and through the box, serves asa strong fastening for the wood strip. As each row of stitches e islocated in the inner angle, asseen in Fig. 2, between the edge of thewood strip and the surface of the box, the stitches are protected fromdamage or wear by the projecting edge or outer angle, f.

Any suitable cord or thread may be used for stitching; or strips ofrawhide maybe used for this purpose.

The manner of strengthening the plain angles of the box and lid is shownin Fig. 2. To strengthen, for instance, the angle formed by the frontand one end of the box two wood strips are employed. The rst strip, C,is

placed against the box front A, so that one edge, 71, is coincident withthe edge of the said angle.

The second wood stri i C/ is )laced I i 7 I against the end of the box,so that one edge,

i, is in contact with the first strip, as shown. The opposite edge ofeach strip forms an outer angle, f, and extends across-that is, up andd0wn-the front and end of the box. A covering, d', of rawhide or othermaterial, as hereinafter described, is then placed over the said twostrips C C and made fast to the box by two rows of stitches, e,extending along the edges of the strip, each row located in the innerpart of one of the angles, f. In the saine manner the other angles ofthebox are strengthened. There the strips and covering material meet at thecorners they are mitered, as at it.

I have described, and I prefer to use, rawhide over the wood strips 5but I may use other material-such as leather and cotton duckand sew thesame directly to the box or lid of the trunk.

By the described construction of the corners the wood of the box or lidis prevented from splitting, since the guardstrips extend crosswise ofthe grain of the wood.

A trunk thus constructed is strong, of light weight, because the nailsand iron straps are dispensed with, and neat in appearance.

Having described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by LettersPatent of the United States- A trunk whose box or lid is made of woodand provided at its angles or corners with two wood strips, C C',extending crosswise of the grain of the said box or lid, one strip beingplaced against each surface at the angle or corner and secured by acovering of suitable material, as described, placed over the said twostrips and made fast to the box, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEVIS A. LEESER.

XVitnesses:

JOHN E. MORRIS, XVM. B. NnLsoN.

